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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

birthdays and snowflakes and no new computer

No birthday 'parties' here-- instead, we have birthday 'breakfast.' Daddy's creation this year-- dino french toast for Jacob. He made a castle for Elizabeth too, but the dinosaur was much more creative- E for effort on the castle Daddy :)

Elizabeth doesn't like birthday cake so she wanted pie. Mom made an 'nontraditional' 'raw' pumpkin cheesecake-- and it tasted yummy. -much better than it looks. Note: if you try this- don't put the cinnamon on top-- not pretty. And yes, this recipe actually tasted pretty much like a pumpkin pie. Mark doesn't like pumpkin pie, but the liked this. If you're curious- check it out here.

Note #2: In the recipe, I didn't use the Irish Moss (try living around here and finding an ingredient like that-- are you crazy?!?) and I didn't have any young coconuts (next co-op trip) but I bet that would be really yummy in it.On with the birthday...Elizabeth wasn't too happy to find paper dolls in her box, but was very excited when she found they represented a trip to the mall for Build A Bear. (oh goody) Seriously-- it's a fun store, but they've truly found the art of entrepreneurship-- if you could call it that. As usual, Jacob was much happier with the box his gift came in--- aye- aye captain!

And I leave you with a parting picture of color. Probably the last in a while-- it snowed today. Just a few flurries, but snow flakes none the less. Which also means outdoor projects are put on hold. Like-- roofing projects-- which have to be done before any other work can be completed... which pushes all of the work until spring... :(

And a final note: my computer should be back tomorrow, and I didn't lose everything-- phew! Guess I'll have to wait until the next cool computer comes out next year... or the year after.... :)

2 comments:

I'll bet the birthday pie was yummy - Build-a-Bear can solve all the world's problems in my opinion...they sure can teach someone about how to run a business...does Jacob play with the bear or does he just like the box it came in?

It seems as though there are a lot of wimpy roofers up your way...it's not THAT cold yet, is it? Spring? are you kidding??